Category: cough

Calls to poison control due to overdoses of the cough suppressant benzonatate (sold under the brand name Tessalon) have been rising in recent years as prescriptions for the drug have increased, according to a new study from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The number of overdoses is climbing in children under 5, who… Continue reading New FDA Study Shows Increased Child Poisonings From Cough Medicine

A cough is, ahem, your body’s way of responding when something irritates your throat or airways. (1) Coughing, from throat-clearing to a wheezing cough to full-on hacking, can be voluntary or involuntary, short-term or long-lasting. Coughing is the sudden expulsion of air from the lungs through the epiglottis, the little trapdoor that covers the entrance to… Continue reading What Is a Cough? Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention